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Rioja Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Marques de Murrieta 2012 (750ML)
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First made in 1877, Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial has one source: La Plana, a vineyard on the Ygay Estate in Rioja Alta, sitting at nearly 500 meters. The 2012 blends 81% Tempranillo with 19% Mazuelo, the Rioja name for Carignan, and each variety spent 34 months in its own oak, American barrels for the Tempranillo and French for the Mazuelo, before bottling in 2019. The Mazuelo shows in the lift that runs through the wine. It pours garnet edging toward brick, with dried rose, violet, sour cherry, clove and a waxy, cedary note. The palate is supple and dry, medium in weight, with strawberry, fig and a damp-earth savor carried by fine tannins and lively acidity. Critics find it ready now, with years in reserve. Serve it with roast leg of lamb, grilled chorizo or aged Manchego.
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Country
Spain
Region
Rioja
Appellation
Rioja
Color
Red
Varietal
Tempranillo Blend
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Critic Reviews
Wine Advocate
97 Points
97 Points, Luis Gutiérrez, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "The 2012 Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial was produced with a blend of 81% Tempranillo and 19% Mazuelo (Cariñena) from the plot La Plana in the Ygay estate, which was planted in 1950 at 485 meters above sea level, the highest in the Ygay property. The Tempranillo was picked between September 17th and 19th, and the Mazuelo was harvested on September 25th. The bunches were destemmed and lightly crushed and put to ferment in stainless steel for 10 days with constant pump-overs and délestages. The Tempranillo matured for 34 months in American oak barrels, and the Mazuelo also matured for 34 months but in French barriques. It was then blended and put in concrete for a further 20 months. It has 14% alcohol, a pH of 3.65 and 5.8 grams of acidity (measured in tartaric acid per liter). It seems to follow the style of the 2011, perhaps somewhere between the 2010 and 2011—very classical, with notes of earth, cedar, spice and meat. The palate is polished, sleek and elegant with a touch of earthy rusticity. 103,216 bottles, 3,121 magnums and some larger formats produced. It was bottled in May 2019. No 2013, 2014 or 2015 will be produced, so from here, they will jump to 2016 to be released in 2026 or 2027. I look forward to it, and I'm intrigued about what I'm going to find when I taste it." 02/24
James Suckling
100 Points
100 Points, James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com: "So much dried flower, mushroom, iron, rust, sweet berry, and grilled orange. Full-bodied with very elegant and refined tannins that melt in the mouth and give a real sense of place and integrity. Balanced and harmonious. The finesse and finish is endless. Production was 30% less than in 2011. Already so drinkable. A wonderful future. This is the new 1934 or 1964, two legends. Drink or hold." 11/23
